Feng Gen Ruan

Ruan Ling Yu

  • Name: Ruan Ling Yu
  • Native name: 阮鳳根
  • Given name: Ruan Feng Gen
  • Also Known as: Lily Yuen, Ruan Yuying, 阮玲玉, 阮凤根, 阮鳳根
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: April 26, 1910
  • Died: March 8, 1935
Ruan Ling Yu was a Chinese silent film actress from Shanghai. She graduated from Chongde Women's High School & debuted as an actress in the 1927 film "The Couple In Name".

One of the most prominent Chinese film stars of the 1930s, her suicide at the age of 24 led her to become an icon of Chinese cinema. In 2005, she was chosen as one of the top 100 Chinese film actors by the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.

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Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1935 National Customs
Chinese Movie, 1935,
Zhang Lan (Main Role)
Main Role
6.0
1935 New Women
Chinese Movie, 1935,
Wei Ming (Main Role)
Main Role
7.4
1934 The Goddess
Chinese Movie, 1934,
"Goddess" (Main Role)
Main Role
7.7
1933 Three Modern Women
Chinese Movie, 1933,
Zhou Shu Zhen (Main Role)
Zhou Shu Zhen
Main Role
0.0
1933 Little Toys
Chinese Movie, 1933,
Sister Ye (Main Role)
Main Role
7.7
1933 Night in the City
Chinese Movie, 1933,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1932 Another Dream of the Ancient Capital
Chinese Movie, 1932,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1931 Love and Duty
Chinese Movie, 1931,
Yang Nai Fan (Main Role)
Yang Nai Fan
Main Role
7.2
1931 A Spray of Plum Blossoms
Chinese Movie, 1931,
Hu Zhi Lu / "Julia" (Main Role)
Hu Zhi Lu / "Julia"
Main Role
6.5
1931 The Peach Girl
Chinese Movie, 1931,
Lily Yuen (Main Role)
Main Role
7.6
1930 Wild Flowers by the Road
Chinese Movie, 1930,
Li Lian (Main Role)
Li Lian
Main Role
0.0
1930 Spring Dream in the Old Capital
Chinese Movie, 1930,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1928 White Cloud Pagoda
Chinese Movie, 1928,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1928 The Luoyang Bridge
Chinese Movie, 1928,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1927 The Wedding Husband
Chinese Movie, 1927,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1927 The Tablet of Blood and Tears
Chinese Movie, 1927,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1927 Imperial Concubine Yang of Beijing
Chinese Movie, 1927,
Yang Xiao Yue (Main Role)
Yang Xiao Yue
Main Role
0.0
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Ruan Ling Yu

Feng Gen Ruan
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  • First Name: Feng Gen
  • Family Name: Ruan
  • Native name: 阮鳳根
  • Also Known as: Lily Yuen, Ruan Yuying, 阮玲玉, 阮凤根, 阮鳳根
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: April 26, 1910
  • Died: March 8, 1935

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